Good Friday, everyone. It’s shaping up to be a very busy weekend across the region, with severe storms and heavy rain. All of this action kicks off later Friday, with storms developing from southwest to northeast.

Here’s a breakdown:

Gusty southwesterly winds will kick in, boosting highs into the 80s.

Thunderstorms will rapidly develop across the west and southwestern parts of the state in the afternoon and early evening. That action will then spread northeastward in the evening.

These storms could be severe, with damaging winds and large hail the primary players. Isolated tornadoes are a possibility, especially in the west.

A big concern will be flash-flooding. These storms could line up and move over the same areas, putting down torrential rain. The greatest threat is across the west and central areas of the state.

More storms will be around Saturday but will become more scattered during the day. Still, some of these could cause problems.

A line of severe storms are likely to work west to east across the state Sunday and Sunday night. This could produce another round of damaging winds and flooding rain.

I will have the latest on WKYT-TV, and I will send out warnings and post my latest thoughts on Twitter. Don’t forget to follow me: @kentuckyweather.

As usual, I have you all set to track Friday night’s severe weather risk: